Interaction of plant growth regulators and organic C and N components in the formation and maturation of Abies alba somatic embryos

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-31

  Schuller, Astrid ^a   Kirchner Neß, Robert ^b   Reuther, Gerhard ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Forschungsanstalt Geisenheim   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abies alba; Maturation; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

ABIES ALBA;

EID: 0033859854     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006429428170     Document Type: Article

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